IntroductionAcknowledgmentsPt. 1Access Issues1Disaffection and Access22Adult Access to Higher Education193The Experience of Black Minority Students334Local Provision: An Oxfordshire Case Study53Pt. 2Provision and Progress with Learning5The Scope and Characteristics of Educational Provision for Adults686Face-to-Face Provision and the Older Learner847Opportunities Through Open Learning918Disaffection and Distance Education110Pt. 3Outcomes and Achievements9Adult Learning and Success12610A Society of Opportunity14411The Assessment of Prior Learning: Relating Experience, Competence and Knowledge15912Credit Accumulation and Credit Transfer17013Informal Learning Opportunities and their Contribution to Overcoming Disaffection186Notes on Contributors195Index197